Representative Diana DeGette has vowed to fight on in her quest to further research into embryonic stem cells, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "DeGette, who has spent five years trying to reverse the administration's strict limits on embryonic research, accused the president and his backers of distorting her legislation to appease religious conservatives who equate embryonic stem cell research with abortion. 'I find that appalling because we are not a theocracy in this country. We are a constitutional democracy,' DeGette argued in her last-ditch attempt to override the president's veto. Despite her pleas, a 235-to-193 vote in the House of Representatives left her and co-sponsor Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto. 'We're not going to stop here,' Castle pledged. 'We're going to continue to advance research.' The bill's backers portrayed expanded federal funding as inevitable, since scientists consider embryonic stem cell research the best hope of finding cures into a long list of diseases and conditions, including diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injuries. DeGette expects that in about 30 months, after President Bush is slated to leave office, a new president will reverse his 2001 executive order limiting federal funds for research to only those stem cell lines in existence at the time."
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